From the Battlefront to the Bridal Suite
Subtitle: Media Coverage of British War Brides, 19421946
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: March 12, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780826217189
Subjects: American history: Second World War; British & Irish history: Second World War; Marriage; Media Studies; Social history; Second World War, 1939-1945; Language Arts & Disciplines; History - U.S; Language; USA; United Kingdom, Great Britain; United States - 20th Century/WWII; Women's Studies - History; History / General; Journalism; United States - General; Women's Studies - General; Great Britain; Press coverage; United States; War brides; Women; World War, 1939-1945
Description: "Friedman reexamines the stories surrounding the influx of British war brides brought back to the United States by American GIs after WWII with a focus on media representations of sexuality and marriage in wartime, showing how mass media interpretations turned from public suspicion of war brides to popular acceptance"--Provided by publisher.